Pilots may have fallen asleep
Two pilots flying at 21,000 feet from Honolulu to Hilo failed to respond to air traffic controllers 11 times as their plane overshot its destination by 15 miles, raising the possibility that the pilots were asleep. According to air traffic control tapes obtained by TV station KGMB, a controller monitoring airspace around Maui repeatedly tried to raise the two pilots of the go! flight on Feb. 13. The controller was initially unable to contact the pilots of Flight 1002 when she tried to call them about 15 minutes after the plane left Honolulu, the Associated Press reports. The National Transportation Safety Board has said the flight had no mechanical problems, but its preliminary report reached no conclusion as to why the plane overshot Hilo International Airport. The Federal Aviation Administration is also investigating. Meanwhile, the pilots have been grounded by go!’s parent company, Mesa Air Group of Phoenix.
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